Mimicking Democracy Promotion: How Parallel Observers Undermine OSCE Election Monitoring
Parallel election monitoring does not just compete with established missions – it mimics them, subtly rewriting the rules of legitimacy from within.
Day: June 25, 2025
‘Fake news’: Trump doubles down on ‘Iran nuclear sites obliterated’ claim after US intel contradicts him; defends Op Midnight Hammer
Donald Trump refuted a CNN report alleging the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear program were ineffective, labeling it “FAKE NEWS” and asserting the sites were “completely destroyed.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also dismissed the report as…
Federal court rules ABC unlawfully terminated Antoinette Lattouf after ‘orchestrated campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists’
Journalist was taken off air three days into five-day contract in December 2023 after sharing Gaza post on social mediaAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe ABC breached the Fair Work…
Doge employee ‘Big Balls’ has resigned, says White House official
One of Doge’s best-known workers Edward Coristine, 19, quits a month after his former boss Elon Musk’s departureOne of the US so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) service’s best-known employees, 19-year-old Edward Coristine, has resig…
Killer rapist is the seventh inmate executed in Florida this year
Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, died by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Tuesday
Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 37 – as it happened
This blog is now closedBeale says Fox-Henry testified that in May 2022 a user on the Cooler Master entered the term ‘iNaturalist” on the search engine Bing.A user also visited the Korumburra Middle Pub website shortly after a visit to iNaturalist in th…
Russia economy meltdown as potato prices soar by 50% and national wealth fund tanks
Vladimir Putin is under pressure as war in the Middle East affects oil prices and the economy back home struggles.
Photos show Swiss glaciers’ uncertain future as ‘ambassadors of climate change’
RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That’s the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of continued retreat by the majestic masses of ice under the he…
FBI to move thousands of agents from immigration to counterterrorism in wake of Iran strikes: reports
A memo was reportedly distributed in the past 48 hours to FBI field office directors with instructions to focus resources on terror threats
Photos: Seattle Mariners defeat Minnesota Twins, 6-5
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